Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tunneling tool for implantable leads
- Patent Title (中): 用于可植入导线的隧道工具
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Application No.: US13046144Application Date: 2011-03-11
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Publication No.: US09381030B2Publication Date: 2016-07-05
- Inventor: Jesse Geroy
- Applicant: Jesse Geroy
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Nuvectra Corporation
- Current Assignee: Nuvectra Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Agent Erin Q. Li
- Main IPC: A61B19/00
- IPC: A61B19/00 ; A61B17/32 ; A61B17/00 ; A61N1/05

Abstract:
A tunneling tool for creating a pathway for implanting a therapy delivery element in a living body. The tunneling tool includes a malleable elongated shaft having a distal end. A sheath having a lumen is slidably positioned over a portion of the shaft. A primary handle secured to proximal end of the shaft permits a user to advance and manipulate the shaft and the sheath in the living body. A secondary handle with an opening is slidably positioned on the shaft between the primary handle and the sheath. The opening has a diameter less than an outside diameter of a proximal end of the sheath. A locking mechanism releasably engages the secondary handle to the primary handle. The sheath is retained in a desired location within the living body by securing the secondary handle relative to the living body as the primary handle is used to remove the shaft from the sheath.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120016377A1 TUNNELING TOOL FOR IMPLANTABLE LEADS Public/Granted day:2012-01-19
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